South Carolina #7 in BCS standings

The University of South Carolina Gamecocks are ranked No. 7 in the season's first BCS standings.

Alabama and Florida are at the top of the standings,
making it yet another all-SEC top two, with Oregon and Kansas State close
behind the Gators.

The Crimson Tide in first was no surprise. Alabama is an overwhelming No. 1
in both polls used in the BCS formula. Florida in second was less anticipated.
The Gators are No. 3 in the polls, but rated best by the computer rankings That
gave them a slight edge over Oregon and Kansas State when the numbers were
crunched. Florida's BCS average is .9092. Oregon's is .8993 and Kansas State's
is .8963.

Notre Dame is fifth and not too far back at .8774.

Despite the strong showing by the Southeastern Conference, another all-SEC
national championship game is still a long shot. Oregon's schedule is
backloaded with strong opponents and the Ducks will likely be able to close the
gap in the computers if they keep winning.

The Ducks play Arizona State on Thursday (5-1) and still have games against
Southern California and Oregon State left, and a possible Pac-12 title game.

Florida has some tough games left, too, starting Saturday against South
Carolina.

With half the season still to play, there are plenty possibilities and teams
still alive.

Teams with one loss, such as sixth-place LSU, seventh-place South Carolina,
ninth-place Oklahoma and 10th-place USC are still very much in the race as long
as they keep winning.

Oregon State is in eighth, the lowest rated of the unbeaten teams.

This is safe to say: If Alabama keeps winning, the Tide will play for its
second straight national title, and third in four seasons.

Alabama has never before been first in the initial standings. Seven times
since the Bowl Championship Series was implemented in 1998, the team that was
first in the initial standings went on to play in the BCS title game.

Seven times the team that started second played for the BCS title. And only
twice has neither of the teams that were in the top two spots in the first
standings reached the title game.

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WIS is launching a new sports talk show on Facebook Live! Every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Rick Henry, Emery Glover and their special guests will get together at 1801 Grille in downtown Columbia for thirty minutes of spirited college football talk on Facebook Live.

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Kentucky quarterback Stephen Johnson carries during the first half as South Carolina's Kobe Smith defends during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

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